# stuffed vs stuffy

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### stuffed
*verb · IPA /stʌft/ · frequency rank #7,615*
simple past and past participle of stuff

### stuffy
*adjective · IPA /ˈstʌfi/ · frequency rank #28,035*
Poorly ventilated; partially plugged.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stuffed-vs-stuffy